King James Version

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the hearts” (ταῖς καρδίαις) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to God” (θεῷ·) after the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before in hymns here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before in songs here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the heart” (τῇ καρδίᾳ) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Lord” (κυρίῳ) after the here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λόγοςlogoswordλόγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “word”, the subject formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Χριστοῦchristouof ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Christἐνοικείτωenoikeitōdwellἐνοικέω (enoikeō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1774I dwell in, am settled (stationary) in; met: I am indwelling.dwellἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youπλουσίωςplousiōsrichlyπλουσίωςadverb — “richly”G4146richly, abundantly.This verse uses “richly”.richlyἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπάσῃpasēallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allσοφίᾳsophiawisdomσοφίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “wisdom”, the to- or for-formG4678wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence.wisdomδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesteachingδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “teaching”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1321I teach, direct, admonish.teachingκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesadmonishingνουθετέω (noutheteō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “admonishing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3560I admonish, warn, counsel, exhort.admonishingἑαυτοὺςheautousone anotherἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one another”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.one anotherψαλμοῖςpsalmoisin psalmsψαλμός (psalmos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “in psalms”, the to- or for-formG5568a psalm, song of praise, the Hebrew book of Psalms.in psalmsὕμνοιςhumnoishymnsὕμνος (humnos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “hymns”, the to- or for-formG5215a hymn, sacred song, song of praise to God.hymnsᾠδαῖςōdaissongsᾠδή (ōdē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “songs”, the to- or for-formG5603an ode, song, hymn.songsπνευματικαῖςpneumatikaisspiritualπνευματικός (pneumatikos)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “spiritual”, the to- or for-formG4152spiritual.ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withχάριτιcharitigraceχάρις (charis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “grace”, the to- or for-formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.graceᾄδοντεςadontesto singᾄδω (adō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to sing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG103I sing.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαιςkardiaisheartsκαρδία (kardia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “hearts”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartsὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōto the Lordθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to the Lord”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.to the Lord

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίᾳkardiaheartsκαρδίαnoun, dative, plural, feminine — “hearts”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.κυρίῳkuriōto the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to the Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

Young’s Literal Translation

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

World English Bible

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Darby Translation

Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.

Douay-Rheims

Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly, in all wisdom: teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing in grace in your hearts to God.

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